Esporte Clube Cruzeiro

For the Minas Gerais club, see Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
Cruzeiro
Full name Esporte Clube Cruzeiro
Founded July 14, 1913
Stadium Arena Cruzeiro, Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil
Capacity 16,000
Website Club home page

Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, also known as Cruzeiro (or Cruzeiro-RS), is a Brazilian football club based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho once.

History

The club was founded on July 14, 1913.[1] They won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1929, and the Second Level in 2010. Cruzeiro competed in the Série D in 2011, when the club was eliminated in the First Stage of the competition.

Current Brazilian and Atlético Mineiro midfielder Ronaldinho's dad, João de Assis Moreira who was also a shipyard worker, had a brief spell with the club, he died in 1988 when Ronaldinho was eight after suffering a fatal heart attack in the family swimming pool.

Achievements

Stadium

Esporte Clube Cruzeiro will play their home games at Arena Cruzeiro. The stadium will have a maximum capacity of 16,000 people. The last stadium of club was Estrelão.

References

  1. Rodrigues, Rodolfo M. (2006). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-8-57695-011-0.